Instant Vortex Digital Single Drawer Air Fryer with Easy to Use 4 Smart Programmes - Air Fry, Bake, Roast and Reheat Capacity, Non-Stick and Dishwasher Safe Basket, Black - 5.7 Litre, 1700W

I bought this whilst it was at the stupidly amazing price of £60. I wanted a cheap one to see if having an air frier was worth the money (as in if I would even use it). It makes the most AMAZING oven chips!! So much nicer than the actual oven that the oven has never seen oven chips since. Homemade chips are good too! Cover in a bit of oil, salt, herbs etc, while it heats up, takes only a few minutes. I admit I mainly do chips in there and I throw in the odd meat free burger/sausage/fish fingers and cut up sweet potatoes and in 20 min you know you are in for a good Yorkshire meal. There is enough room for chips for 3 people and room for a few extra pieces. Washing up is nice and easy after also. I recently tried cheese on toast in it (after toasting one side of the bread) and that came out rather well. I have also tried roast potatoes and baked potatoes - all came out nice. Roasted carrots in oil and herbs are amazing to. Everyone in my household agrees the chips and veg are amazing and I have since been dubbed the Air Fryer Chef and am in charge of its use.

I was fortunate enough to buy this item when it was on special offer, but it's worth every penny of the current price. So much so that when I spied it on offer again recently, I bought a second for when my current one gives up the ghost. Yes, it's that good! Compared to other air fryers I've tried, the Vortex simply cooks food faster and better. Having used it for over a year now, it's still going strong with no sign of any wear to the non-stick coatings (it has been looked after - no dishwashers, no scourers, soaking rather than scrubbing etc), and the only "wear" is where I dropped the fully loaded drawer on the floor and a small part of the plastic handle broke off. It made a right mess of the floor, but only slight cosmetic damage to the Vortex. Things I like about it - it's pretty simple to use - set the temp on one side and the time on the other. There's presets but I've never touched them. You can throw food in from cold, or follow the instructions and wait for it to heat up at which point it tells you to add food. It also tells you when to turn food over, although if you ignore this it carries on cooking it anyway. Smoke/steam/heat is all well contained. The fryer lives under cupboards and there's only minimal grease on the underside of the cupboards from 12 months of use. While there are bigger air-fryers now, I consider that if you need anything larger than the Vortex, it's probably better to use a good fan oven. This air fryer for me is the perfect size for couples or small families. Highly recommended!

Easy to use, does the job well. Having a functioning air fyer is a lifesaver, a lot of time and energy put in the right place. Quite easy to clean as well...

It has been about a year now and I am converted to air friers! Good drawer capacity, food comes nice and crispy (it goes up to 205degC for a nice crisp and warm up my croissants at 80degC). It has an inner coating that is very non stick, so it's easy to clean. I usually only put the internal grill in the dishwasher and the whole drawer would occupy too much space, but it's easy enough to clean, just leave some hot water in if it's stuck. Downside is the noise level of all the alarms: it could be quieter and lights dimmer. But tolerable and overall recommended.

This is my first air fryer. My main criterion was that it should be cheaper on electricity. Also it would need to last 5 years in order to pay for itself if I bought a more expensive one. I found this simple to operate and very efficient as well as being good value. There was a nasty smell, which, despite cleaning many times for two weeks, has only just disappeared. Also there was an annoying rattle which was caused by the heating element rubbing on itself when vibrated by the fan. I fixed this by gently bending the element away from itself. It should have been fitted with a 2nd metal bracket to avoid this issue. The big advantage of this fryer is that the 'basket' is big enough to take a full sized ready meal (e.g. roast beef+pots+carrots+peas) so I do not have to use my large oven for those. Also, the tray will take my small Pyrex dishes, so I do not have to get the tray dirty at all when cooking raw food, etc. It is much easier to clean a Pyrex dish than the whole tray/basket and trivet. I can put chicken breasts in a Pyrex dish and add garlic, butter, olive oil, slices of lemon, paprika, cover with foil and cook until my oven probe reads 60 deg C and then remove foil and add freshly microwaved potatoes/chips on top for final 10 mins at 205 deg C to brown. It is about 1/3 cheaper than using my small oven each day so it saves me about £20 a month as I use the oven most days. I wouldn't know if it is better than other air fryers, but I use it every day and it cooks well. Recommended.

Great for single person meals - e.g. chicken / fish and chips. I used my friend's one of these for a year and bought one this year and it's great. Good value for money and it cooks fast. Pretty small and compact. Only thing I'd say is keep it maybe 10+cm away from a wall so you don't potentially cause any heat damage to it. Would recommend

Very impressed and happy with this air fryer.It has features you only find on more expensive ones like automatic pre heat before cooking comenses turn food visual and audible warning along with cooking ended and if left it wil remind you with a audible sound. Has a 5.7 liter basket very easy controls to use the dial in the centre changes time and temperature (temp can be set above 200c) also remembers last setting used and is a button which can turn of the display and audible sound if wanted.It does make things like chips and battered items very crispy to. It is energy efficient as I've only had a smart meter for a week and when it first starts up it turns the light on it orange and then back to green for the rest of the time.All this and more for £40.

Well what can I say. Brilliant little machine. I had been looking at air fryers for some time, but was getting abit frustrated as there were so many to choose from, and seriously didn't know where to start. Read so many reviews. Added a few to my wish list, so I could have a think about it. So glad I did as waited a few days and one of them came up on offer. This one! Wow 40% off this appliance. It was too good to be true. This made up my mind popped it into the basket and voila it made it to my kitchen. I was wary as to how much I would use it. I didnt want to pay a fortune for one because I was trying to save on my electric so didn't want to spend loads. So glad I brought this machine. It is brilliant. I was cautious to begin with but im impressed, i haven't used my oven as much. (which is the whole point right 😊) It heats up so fast and i have cooked all sorts, but I have to admit chips are so good in it. They taste so much better! I have even baked some cakes! If anyone is unsure about these airfyers and which one to buy! So easy to use and clean, instructions easy to understand. You can even download an app for recipes! No brainer! Don't look any further this is perfect buy!

Good and versatile

It works perfectly! I was looking for a long time, and one of the advantages of this product is that it has many different functions. It's good enough for cooking and offers great value for the price.

Works well, I’m happy with it.

Power cable is too short. Temperature adjustment step is 1C which is not practical. It should be 5C or 10C.